Aurora pov

The following morning when I woke, Manuel wasn’t in bed with me. The space beside me on the bed was already cold. I pushed myself up, rubbing my eyes as I walked to the bathroom, but he wasn’t there either.

I reached for my phone on the nightstand and checked the time. I slept through the entire morning. After last night’s activities, my body needed every second of that rest. I freshened up quickly, changed into clean clothes, and stepped out of the bedroom.

When I walked ...